Activision Blizzard Pulls Out of the ESA
It seems that the folks over at ActiBlizzardSoft have decided to pull out of the ESA. No official statement has been made over the decision to leave, but it follows shortly on the heels of Activision Blizzard pulling out of the E3 event in Los Angeles this July.
The ESA also works with the ESRB, although one would have to think that Activision Blizzard will continue to use the ESRB ratings system on their games.
One could speculate that Activision Blizzard felt that E3 and the ESA no longer served their best interests, as events like Tokyo Game Show or PAX work better for them and do not require large fees to show at. We hope to have more info from the ESA shortly.
via Joystiq
“While the Entertainment Software Association remains the preeminent voice for U.S. computer and video game publishers, we can confirm that Activision and Vivendi Games opted to discontinue their membership. The ESA remains dedicated to advancing our industrys objectives such as protecting intellectual property, preserving First Amendment rights, and fostering a beneficial environment for the entire industry. Our high level of service and value to members and the larger industry remains unchanged.”
– Rich Taylor, Senior Vice President of Communications and Research, Entertainment Software Association
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I guess E3 wasn’t quite done self-destructing.
Seems to me Activision’s become so large and influential now that they don’t feel they need the ESA’s support. Coming for the perspective of organized labor, I have to say that sounds like a mistake to me.